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Dify vs RAGFlow: catalog facts
Dify	RAGFlow
Freemium Self-hosted deployment is free under its custom license; the managed cloud offering is…	Free Free and open source to self-host.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Visual builder covers workflows, RAG and agents in one workspace Can be fully self-hosted for data control	Ingestion pipeline for many document and data formats Hybrid vector and full-text search with re-ranking
Uses a custom source-available license rather than a standard OSI license Self-hosting still requires supplying your own model provider access	Server setup is more involved than a desktop chat app Geared toward teams and organisations more than individuals
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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